This is a video on YouTube. This style is why I’m here, very nice! Is this video somewhere on this site? I have a wish that this video would be discussed in some detail one day. The concepts behind the piece may be easier than it sounds and I haven’t sat down and studied this specific video. But on a few listens it has everywhere I’m trying to get with my guitar for the moment. Tomo mentions in one lesson we should use the forum to express what we would want from a lesson. I don’t need tab, just the concept of each triad and where it fits to the progression. And if this specific video never gets a breakdown, that’s fine too, I’m piecing things together slowly but surely. Really enjoy the lessons. Happy new year!
Thanks for your post, Gabe.
This YouTube video is a demo from Lesson 004-3: Ear Training, Part 2. Try to hear the chord progression, in your imagination, as Tomo plays. He is following the chords.
The individual elements of technique that you see in this YouTube video are detailed in various Guitar Wisdom lessons. See, for example, Lessons 26, 29 and 53 in the Jazz/Blues section.
So, take your time, and have some fun with Guitar Wisdom! Happy New Year!
Here is Tomo's comment:
"Thanks so much for subscribing to my Guitar Wisdom. So nice to see that you are interested in this style. The first part was B.B. King style into a little jazzy chords. Then it gets a little more jazzy like Joe Pass style. Then a single note solo, turning into a walking bass line and chord solo.
"This is just like tasting great food! You keep eating and enjoying the taste … hen you wonder how it was cooked. What are the ingredients? You are getting curious about what is in it.
"For me, it's the same way in music. You discover good music. You buy a few albums from that artist. Then you start understanding that style. Maybe you discover other artists with that sound.
"In this case, you hear:
1) B.B. King or Joe Pass … and so on
2) Blues: form, chord progressions (Regular blues to jazz blues)
3) Bending technique, walking bass line technique
4) Harmony (triads, 4 notes, tension chords)
"Look for these ingredients throughout my Guitar Wisdom. You need a notebook. When you watch/study any lesson, you can write down the lesson number and the ingredients.
"I hope you get some ideas, so that you can 'cook' music. You will enjoy it, but first, you will need to do a lot of preparation."